Av. AUX POËTES SANS GLOIRE. In a cemetery setting, Allegory of Poetry at right, veiled, holding a harp girded with a crown of thorns, and a wreath; signature LOVIS BOTTÉE 1904.
Rv. On the funeral slab of a poet hover various figures wearing attributes such as a theatrical mask, a mirror or a veil, in the foreground Venus with flowers and Love with his quiver, in the background Chronos with his scythe; signature LOVIS BOTTÉE.
Maier.33; Silver - 304.09 g - 90 mm - 12 h
On the edge, hallmarks (horn) SILVER (lizard) and number 10. Only 76 struck in silver and distributed to members of the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française.
On a beautiful matte blank, the striking velvet barely touched. Almost Fleur de coin.
